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42% of eligible Americans did not vote. That's the number I've seen bantered about everywhere in the last months. Whether they went to college or not, I don't
by e40 2y ago
42% of eligible Americans did not vote. That's the number I've seen bantered about everywhere in the last months. Whether they went to college or not, I don't know, but I would argue that critical thinking skills in that 42% are pretty much nonexistent. To think, of all cycles of POTUS elections, this is one to sit out is just mind boggling.
Note I didn't criticize either group that voted for or against POTUS. That's another discussion.
- noirbot 2y agoSure, but that number has been pretty consistent for almost 100 years. Almost every US Presidential election sees turnout in the mid-to-high 50% range. I'm not contesting that people should be more engaged, but the "back in the olden days, everyone thought about things better and more than now" doesn't seem backed by data. Hell, 100 years ago we'd only just barely allowed women to vote.
- e40 2y agoI never said "back in the olden days." My point is that if you can't bother to vote now, something is very wrong with your thinking.